Diagnosing of cardio Flashcards
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Bilateral peripheral edema
Diastolic congestive heart Failure
treatment for Diastolic Heart Failure
IV, Oxygen for <94 monitors, diuretics furosemide (lasix) 40mg IV
Mostly caused by viral infections in males <50 years old
Pericarditis
A diffused ST elevation is a sign and symptom and an indicative of
Pericarditis and full tightness MI
Pericarditis treatment
Aspiring 325-650 mg every 6 hours on schedule and NSIDS for 3 weeks, MEDADVICE
upper respiratory infection
pericarditis
What is becks triad and what is indicative of ?
Pericardial tamponade
Muffled heart sounds
Julgular venous distension
Hypotensive unresponsive to fluid challenge
Sinus tachycardia is between ?
100-150
pulsus paradoxus
10mmHg fall in SBP during inspiration, indicative of pericardial tamponade
elevated cardiac enzymes will be an indicative of
mycarditis with pericarditis
sound like velcro, crushing snow
pericardial friction rub
bacterial or fungal infection of the valvular
endocarditis
recreational IV drugs may indicate
endocarditis
any new heart murmur with a fever is what until proven otherwise
endocarditis
endocarditis TX
ertapenem 1 gram IV q 24hrs vancomycin 1 gram IV q 12 hrs ceftriaxone 2 grams IV daily MEDEVAC MEDADVICE
Fever splinter hemorrhages janeway lesions osler nodes roth spots
endocarditis
gold standard to evaluate for valvular vegetation?
Echocardiogram
streptococci and aureus causes ?
endocarditis with sepsis
myocarditis viruses
influenza, eptein barr, hepatitis B
myocarditis bacteria
rheumatic fever
lyme
neisseria meningitides
mycarditis non infectious causes
alcohol cocaine meds insect, snake bites IBS celiac
retrosternal chest pain
mycarditis
excessive fatigue or exercise intolerance
present S3/S4
pericardial friction rub
myocarditis
treatment for myocarditis
AVOID NSIDS!!!
rest, fluid, pain control morphine